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fre:ac snapshot 20151122 has been released and is now available for download!

This release adds the meh! - multi encoder hub component that allows ripping/converting to multiple different output formats at once. For example, you can now rip to FLAC files for archival and MP3s for mobile listening in one go.

The Linux and FreeBSD versions can now make use of Apple's Core Audio AAC and ALAC encoders if iTunes or QuickTime is installed using Wine. The Windows version now allows setting the process priority in the configuration dialog.

The new release also adds support for multi-channel AAC and ALAC as well as VCLT playlists and fixes several stability and freezing issues.

Upgrading to the 20151122 release is strongly recommended if you are using an earlier snapshot. Please be aware, however, that this is a preview release and not meant for daily work. Please report issues on the SourceForge bug tracker or by email to support@freac.org.

fre:ac version 1.0.26 has been released on 27th October 2015. This release updates translations and fixes several bugs found in earlier versions.

The new release improves detection of concatenated MP3 files and fixes several issues handling Ogg Vorbis files with cover art. It also fixes a graphics issue where text did not appear in edit fields on some systems.

Upgrading to fre:ac v1.0.26 is strongly recommended to all users of earlier versions. You can download it at the downloads section of this site.

fre:ac snapshot 20151004

Sunday, 04 October 2015 15:11

fre:ac snapshot 20151004 has been released and is now available for download!

This release improves handling of cue sheets by adding several configuration options for the cue sheet reader component. For example, it can now look for compressed tracks in place of .wav files and considers information contained in referenced files' tags. In addition, the new release speeds up sorting of the joblist and adds progress indicators for individual tracks to the conversion progress display on the Jobs tab. The OS X version now supports Retina mode on high DPI displays.

The new release also fixes several issues with handling MP3, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC and WMA files. Upgrading to the 20151004 release is strongly recommended if you are using an earlier snapshot.

This is great news as it will certainly draw some additional attention to the project and attract new users. fre:ac will be featured at the top of the SourceForge homepage for the whole month of October 2015. There will also be an interview about fre:ac's history and future next week.

Thanks SourceForge for having fre:ac as a POTM candidate and thanks to everyone who voted!

fre:ac version 1.0.25 has been released on 11th September 2015. This release improves cover art support, updates translations and fixes several bugs found in earlier versions.

The new release adds support for MP4/AAC and Ogg Vorbis cover art and fixes an issue where cover images had not been written to WMA files in certain situations. Playlist and cuesheet files are now put in the same place as the output file in single file mode. Also, fre:ac 1.0.25 fixes a problem where not all out of multiple CD drives were detected. In addition, it fixes several stability issues and other bugs.

Upgrading to fre:ac v1.0.25 is strongly recommended to all users of earlier versions. You can download it at the downloads section of this site.

fre:ac v1.0.24

Saturday, 01 August 2015 13:45

fre:ac version 1.0.24 has been released on 1st August 2015. This release updates codecs fixes several minor issues found in earlier versions.

The new release updates the Ogg Vorbis codec to version 1.3.5 with added aoTuV 6.03 patches and introduces a flat titlebar style for Windows 8.x and 10. In addition, fre:ac 1.0.24 now retains the disc number metadata field when converting, fixes CDs being ejected automatically even if a conversion was cancelled and adds mouse jitter tolerance to tooltips to make them display more reliably.

Upgrading to fre:ac v1.0.24 is recommended to all users of earlier versions. You can download it at the downloads section of this site.